In the Aishi world, professionals were a very common existence. Just like the drivers and civil servants on Earth, they were well known and recognized by everyone.
However, Rorschach still didn't completely understand what a professional was.
Even in the eyes of others, he was already a qualified Ranger and Monk.
"… Then, candidate Rorschach, please show me a level 1 Ranger's ability. Divine arts and techniques are fine."
Even though Rorschach was standing in front of the Ranger Guild's examiner, he still felt somewhat absent-minded.
Didn't they say that becoming a professional required years or even decades of training? Would he really be able to easily pass the Ranger Guild's exam like they said?
Seeing Rorschach's hesitation, the level 2 Ranger Edwin gave his own suggestion.
"If you're good at combat techniques, we also have a shooting range and a sparring partner here."
What did they want him to do? Show off the abilities a Ranger should have? What about those colorful and mystical spells? I seem to only know how to track and shoot.
Since there was a shooting range … Rorschach thought about his gains from the past few days and walked up to the weapon rack. He chose the weapon he was most familiar with — the Dwarven Musket.
Seeing Rorschach's choice, the young examiner seemed to want to say something, but in the end, he didn't say anything.
"Please follow me."
Rorschach was somewhat puzzled, but this surprise disappeared the moment he entered the shooting range.
"Ha, a musket. Someone actually brought a musket into the shooting range? Do we even need to practice with this? "
"This kind of thing actually appeared in the Ranger Guild's training range. It seems that the Ranger Guild has also fallen."
"… Don't say that. Look, that kid doesn't even have a Ranger Guild's emblem. The Ranger Guild's examiner is also here. He's probably a complete newbie. Maybe he's really good with muskets, just like that Ghost in the Fog who's been rumored to be so ridiculous recently. Ha, I can't make up any more stories. "
As they passed by, the other trainees mercilessly expressed the Ranger Guild's common understanding of muskets — that muskets were trash.
And a Ranger who used such trash would naturally not be recognized by the other trainees.
Roxia could sense the unfriendly gazes behind his back as well as the undisguised gossip. He knew that he had probably made the worst possible choice.
This was probably the reason for the examiner's hesitation. But from his standpoint, he couldn't stop the newcomers from using the weapon they were good at, even if it was a musket that no one thought highly of.
Why was he not favored?
"It's such a simple design with no change in trajectory. Anyone who isn't blind can use it with a little practice. It can even be called a shooting technique."
"What I want to know is how he uses a Ranger's battle technique with a completely straight trajectory. It should be very difficult to distort the trajectory of the bullets. "
"Curve shooting? Long-range projectile fire? Don't even think about it, it's impossible. You can't even touch the ammunition with your own hands, so how can you inject power into it and enchant it? A bow can release magic power through the bowstring. Try using the trigger. There's no way I can do that from a distance. "
Rangers were categorized as part of the Nature Faction. They used the Power of Nature, but they had to personally touch their weapons and arrows to imbue them with the Power of Nature.
Most of the shooting process was done automatically by machines. The simplified, semi-natural shooting process didn't allow rangers to imbue their weapons with the Power of Nature. It wasn't suitable for rangers to begin with.
These words were spoken without deliberately lowering their tone, but at the same time, most of the people in the shooting range unconsciously turned their attention to Rorschach.
Although most of them thought that he was a rookie who didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth, what if he had some unique skills?
If he could use a Ranger's battle technique with a musket, wouldn't it immediately make a big news?
Under the gaze of countless people, Rorschach silently raised his gun and aimed at the human-shaped target a hundred meters away.
"Bang!"
The gunshot rang out and the target shattered, and it happened to be where the heart was.
With a casual and natural shooting movement, a quick aim that took less than a second, and the garbage weapon provided by the Union, he could accurately hit a target about a hundred meters away.
This shooting technique was already good, but there was nothing new about it. Some of the onlookers had already retracted their gazes, but they heard the examiner's doubtful question.
"Um, maybe you misheard. I asked you to hit target number four on the front, not target number six on the right."
Rorschach was silent. He raised his gun again, in the same posture ….
"Bang!"
After the gunshot, everyone tried hard to find the target that had been hit …. It was to no avail. They didn't even know where the bullet had gone.
"Bang!"
This time, he hit the target, but ….
"…. I didn't ask you to shoot crows."
At this moment, a bird fell from the sky.
"Pfft."
Behind him, there were already people laughing out loud.
"So he's really a rookie."
"Really, to think that he gave me unnecessary expectations."
At this moment, even the thick-skinned Rorschach was blushing.
But what could Rorschach do? Rorschach was also in despair.
These days, when he was shooting, he was using high-tech goggles that marked the shooting trajectory and the point of impact.
All he had to do was point the muzzle at the target within range and press the trigger.
What was shooting? Could it be eaten?
"Sorry, if that's all, I'm afraid I can't give you the qualification of a first rank ranger. Even if your recommendation is a legendary ranger. "
The legendary ranger's statement attracted everyone's attention, but they looked at Rorschach with disdain.
Not only was he a rookie, he was also a rookie who wanted to open the back door. With a legendary mentor, how could they tolerate such a rookie?
"Hey, that crow!"
But at this moment, someone pointed at Rorschach's prey. Looking at the direction of the finger, the unlucky crow's corpse suddenly distorted.
In a murky gray light, the small crow's corpse turned into a middle-aged man with black feathers.
"Druid?? How could it be a Druid? "
Thinking that he might have accidentally made a big mistake, Rorschach panicked. After all, the ranger's guild was right next to the Druid's guild.
Everyone hurried to check the Druid, but the result was beyond their expectations.
"A red teardrop tattoo, it's the Blood Eye Druid's scout. Tsk, such a perfect transformation, and this anti-detection magic ring, it's at least a third rank. "
At this moment, the examiner's face changed. The anger just now turned into a sudden realization, but more than that, it was a pleasant surprise from the bottom of his heart.
"So, you deliberately missed the two shots just now to numb the Blood Eye Druid's attention, and then make it easier to kill the last shot. Even a Great Druid in crow form wouldn't be able to take a shot. No, you chose the gun from the beginning to numb the opponent. As expected of a legendary master's disciple, your thinking is so meticulous. "
The surrounding rangers also "suddenly realized", and the way they looked at Rorschach changed. Some gave him a thumbs up, and some even applauded.
"No … No, that was just a pure coincidence."
With Rorschach's innate ability, he couldn't tolerate such a misunderstanding and hurriedly explained.
"You're not arrogant, as expected of a legendary master's disciple. To be able to see through the disguise of a high-level Druid so easily, you'll soon become a Master Ranger. I'll give you a rank 1 medal, but I'm afraid you'll have to change it again soon. It's my honor to be able to award a future Ranger Lord. "
Rorschach's face was as red as a light bulb. He knew that in front of the original examiner, who was a passionate fan, it was useless to say anything now.
【Pfft! As expected of my brother, we were still betting on how many times you'll fail, and you just passed the exam without any rhyme or reason. We all lost. Brother, you didn't throw all your points into luck, did you?】
In an instant, Rorschach also realized … and flew into a rage out of humiliation.
"… I mean, how could I pass the exam now? Are you waiting for me to embarrass myself? Is there a need for that? You were the one who asked me to draw the card, and now you're venting your anger on me, that's too much. "
【… You're the one venting your anger on me. You're indeed a qualified rank 1 Ranger now, but you showed me the wrong direction from the start. Who told you to go to the shooting range? Besides, I even had the County give you a hint. How could you forget?】
A hint from the County?
Rorschach seriously tried to recall, but apart from mentioning some common knowledge about job classes, there wasn't anything special that he wanted to pay attention to.
"Compared to job classes in normal technological planes, every job class has its own unique supernatural powers. For example, thieves use the power of shadows, paladins use Holy Light and Divine Grace, and mages control elemental power. That's the foundation of everything.
"And those so-called magic spells, special skills, and talents are actually techniques to use supernatural powers. For example, most melee job classes need to learn how to control life energy, and thieves' stealth is to use the power of shadows to cover themselves, making it impossible for others to see them clearly. Meanwhile, master thieves can even project themselves into the Shadow Plane for a short period of time.
"The same effect can have vastly different principles. For example, rangers also have their own techniques to hide themselves, but they use the power of nature to harmoniously assimilate themselves with external objects, making others subconsciously ignore their existence.
"The requirements for becoming a rank 1 job class are quite low. You only need to know the special energy required by your job class. Monks only need the power of Awakening. Mages need elemental power, such as creating small fireballs. Thieves don't even need to control the power of shadows (which is more difficult). Just knowing some thief techniques is enough. The requirements for becoming a ranger are also quite low. It's possible to pass even without the power of nature. "
Alright then, thinking of this, Rorschach really wanted to bang his head against the wall.
It was possible to pass even without the power of nature? Then, even if one had the power of nature, they wouldn't necessarily be able to pass. Besides, the technique itself had been hinted by the County as well.
"A disguise technique to use the power of nature. Su Nana did teach me that when we were chasing after her. "
During the pursuit, in order to avoid being discovered by the prey, Su Nanna had indeed taught Rorschach various disguise techniques to use the power of nature to hide his body.
However, Rorschach had treated it as a camouflage similar to the special forces' jungle training. He even knew that Su Nanna was a ranger later on. How could he have known that this was a ranger's unique ability?
[To be precise, it's a rank 1 ranger's divine skill: Camouflage. Show them. If I'm not wrong, it'll be more interesting …]
Roxia's voice became quieter and quieter by the end. However, he didn't try to hide the malice in his words. But, in order to prevent himself from mysteriously becoming a ranger and becoming a laughingstock for everyone who knew about this, Roxia could only go along with his savior's request.
Rorschach took a deep breath, stabilized his body, and summoned the power of nature to pretend that he had merged with the surroundings.
"It shouldn't be a big deal. I used it quite normally over there. Su Nanna even scolded me for being a pig."
However, there was one thing that Rorschach did not understand. In Ansorenne, Rorschach was a Gold Elf, a magical race with an obvious advantage in elemental magic.
But here, he was a mixed-blood wood spirit, a special wood spirit that had been blessed by the God of Nature.
Wood spirits, who had vaguely become the pillars of the nature camp, were best at all kinds of nature magic. They were born to be masters of the power of nature.
Therefore, when Rorschach used the camouflage technique to summon the power of nature, the power of nature that came to him almost stuffed him to death.
And in the eyes of the bystanders, Rorschach, who was the focus of attention, disappeared in an instant.
"He disappeared!
"Daytime Camouflage! Impossible, he's so young. How could he possibly know Daytime Camouflage! "
"Not only that, there were at least 30 of us watching him! He disappeared under our watch. "
At this moment, Rorschach, who was standing motionless, had a dumbfounded expression. Meanwhile, the delinquent girl next to him was laughing so hard that she was about to collapse.
[Haha, as expected.]
Camouflage and Shadow Stealth were similar in many ways, but they were also fundamentally different.
Shadow Stealth allowed the user to be covered by the power of shadow, making them "invisible". This was a physical change, and it would be the same in front of others.
Camouflage, on the other hand, allowed the user to blend in with their surroundings, making them "unnoticeable". This was a change in their sense of existence.
Obviously, when you were being watched by others, this ability would become unusable, and being watched by so many people would greatly increase the difficulty of disguising yourself. Under the gazes of more than thirty people, and all of them were professional rangers, you would vanish ….
[Su Nanna told me to tell you that even she was unable to do it. Congratulations on surpassing her in the art of camouflage. But, if you dare to use the ability that she taught you to peep into women's changing rooms … she'll personally break your third leg.]
"Cough, my apologies."
Rorschach lightly patted the examiner Edwin on the shoulder. Edwin suddenly realized that Rorschach was right behind him.
"Ah!"
The examiner trembled in fright, while the professional ranger abruptly fell to the ground on his butt.
He then looked at Rorschach — no, all the rangers now looked at Rorschach with respect and recognition — with fear from the bottom of their hearts.
"If he stabs me in the neck …"
Camouflage wasn't as useful as Shadow Stealth. It was difficult for moving objects to not attract attention.
Rorschach had a tremendous amount of nature's power and affinity with nature, which allowed him to do something that even legendary rangers were unable to do. Perhaps this was only a low-level Divine Art, but taking someone's life only required a single stab to the vitals … there was no such thing as a low-level Divine Art.
"Alright, I messed up again."
Roxia was unable to communicate with the shocked expressions around him. He could only helplessly shake his head, take the ranger's emblem from the examiner, and turn around to leave.
The moment he left the shooting range, gasps of surprise and disbelief could be heard everywhere. Some people even guessed at Rorschach's background.
"… You guys didn't notice, right? He has a G Game Holy Insignia with a golden blessing on his chest. That's something that only the higher-ups of the Game Church have. He … he's that person from the recent legends."
"He's publicly acknowledged as the scariest new descender in the past two years? That homicidal maniac? “
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